Signing day: From just the fax to digital studios, colleges will be providing more info on recruits to fans than ever

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Feb. 4, 2013

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Football signing day starts with the old-school technology of fax machines delivering national letters of intent across the country, but from that point, Indiana's four major college football programs are embracing digital and social media technology to reach their fans.

Using Twitter, Facebook and webcasts, Notre Dame, Indiana, Purdue and Ball State are providing recruiting-hungry fans with reports on their freshly committed players.

Notre Dame -- which has a consensus top 5 class, including IndyStar Mr. Football Jaylon Smith from Fort Wayne Luers -- will have seven hours of ...